Ole Bernhard Øvergaard (29 November 1893 – 30 June 1972) was a Norwegian architect. Ole Bernhard Øvergaard was born at

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, Norway. He graduated from the

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in 1916. Øvergaard worked as assistant to Magnus Poulsson in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1916 to 1917 and with

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in 1917. During the 1920s, he went on study trips to

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and

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. From 1922 he had his own practice in Christiania, the first two years together with

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. Øvergaard specialized in hospital and was influential within the genre for decades. He also designed residential complexes. Important buildings designed by Øvergaard include the

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. Together with Nils Holter (1899-1995), he designed Kringkastingshuset (commonly known as ''Det hvite hus''), headquarters of

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in Oslo. Øvergaard also designed an extension to the

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in Oslo (1960–61). From 1956 to 1960 he presided over the National Association of Norwegian Architects.

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*Sandnes, Svein; Morten Krogvold (2000) ''Det hvite hus. Byggehistorien til Kringkastinghuset på Marienlyst'' (Oslo) 1893 births 1972 deaths People from Fredrikstad Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni Architects from Oslo {{Norway-architect-stub